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John Barton (public administrator)

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Name
  
John Barton

Role
  
Public administrator

Died
  
September 2, 1961


John Saxon Barton CMG (13 April 1875 – 2 September 1961) was a New Zealand accountant, writer, lawyer, magistrate and public administrator. He was born in Richmond, Victoria, Australia on 13 April 1875. He was one of the two commissioners put in charge of rebuilding Napier after the 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake. Barton was appointed Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) for his work in Napier.

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